What is the length of the hypotenuse for a right triangle with legs of length 9 and 40? A) 41 B) 43 C) 45 D) 47

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George WS · Answer 1 · 2021-05-24T11:38:03+0000

Answer:

A) 41

Explanation:

Let the hypotenuse be denoted by h

perpendicular as p and base as b

According to the Pythagoras theorem

h²=p²+b²

$h = \sqrt{ {p}^(2) + {b}^(2) }$

$h = \sqrt{ {(40)}^(2) + {(9)}^(2) }$

h = √(1600 + 81) = √(1681)

h = 41